New Linux Trojan performs system reconnaissance
A new Linux threat has been identified by Dr. Web researchers. Dubbed Linux.Ekoms.1, this Trojan’s apparent function is to discover details about the system it has …
250 Hyatt hotels around the world hit with PoS malware
In late December, the Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced that they found malware on computers that operate the payment processing systems for Hyatt-managed locations, but …
Takedown of criminal gang behind ATM malware attacks
The Romanian National Police and the Directorate for Investigating Organised Crimes and Terrorism (DIICOT), assisted by Europol and Eurojust as well as a number of European …
BlackEnergy APT is back, deleting files and killing computer systems
The BlackEnergy APT – or SandWorm group, as some researchers call it – has been active since 2007 (at least). Its past exploits include cyber-espionage campaigns …
Difficult to block JavaScript-based ransomware can hit all operating systems
A new type of ransomware that still goes undetected by the great majority of AV solutions has been spotted and analyzed by Emsisoft researchers (via Google Translate). …
Android users targeted with sophisticated new banking Trojan
A relatively new Android Trojan family has been bringing grief to users around the world, posing as a Flash Player or WhatsApp update, stealing online banking credentials, one …
9% of all ransomware-infected emails target the UK
9.1% of all ransomware-infected emails detected by Bitdefender in 2015 have targeted UK users. Furthermore, 54% of all malware files targeting the UK contained some form of …
Mobile banking threats among the leading malicious financial programs
For the first time ever, mobile financial threats rank among the top ten malicious programs designed to steal money. Another alarming trend is the rapid spread of ransomware, …
Five key cybersecurity trends for 2016
The overwhelming shift to mobile and cloud computing among both businesses and consumers will see some surprising additions to the risk landscape in 2016. ISACA shares five …
Comcast users hit with malvertising, malware and tech support scam all in one go
Another tech support scam / ransomware campaign combo has been launched at users, but this time the order of delivery is reversed. The intended victims are the customers of …
New Steam escrow system drives impatient users to fake trading sites serving malware
On Wednesday, Valve introduced a new “trade hold” system that should prevent scammers from stealing items from Steam users’ hijacked account, or at least …
Malware threats on pirated content sites
Content theft sites pose a serious and growing threat to Internet users by exposing them to harmful malware that can lead to identity theft, financial loss and computers being …